State police said Elizabeth told officers her dad was driving to Clovis, N.M., about 25 miles from Bovina, to get beer when they crashed.

A state police news release Tuesday evening said alcohol was a factor in the crash. Glascock said beer bottles were found at the scene, and that Elizabeth and her younger brother said Montes was drinking as he drove.

Police said Elizabeth and her 4-year-old brother were treated for minor injuries at a Clovis hospital and were turned over to their mother.